Amitabha, Yoga-Opleiding

About Amitabha, Yoga-Opleiding

Amitabha, Yoga-Opleiding is a yoga training course in Deventer. From 2025, the course focuses on Hara strengthening and Meridian Yoga, with yoga and meditation based on the perspectives of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Taoism.

Training courses and modules

The 200-hour training combines Hara strengthening and Meridian Yoga. Individual modules can also be taken.

• Hara strengthening and Meridian Yoga
• Hara strengthening
• Meridian Yoga

Content and approach

The yoga and meditations are aimed at harmonising the inner landscape and strengthening deep energy and the Hara. The training includes classical yoga poses, mindfulness, movement from the supportive centre, stillness and Buddhism.

• Japanese Hara strengthening
• Meridian Yoga
• Meditation

Teacher

The classes are taught by Maartje van Hooft, who supports participants in their personal process. She wrote ‘Yoga en Aplomb’, ‘Meridiaanyoga voor het leven’ and ‘Mindfulness en mantra’.

Class locations

Training modules are held in the teacher’s own class space in Deventer and partly in Nijmegen. Participants come, among other places, from Zwolle, Arnhem, Apeldoorn and the area around Hengelo.

• Deventer
• Nijmegen

Recognition and registration

• Class modules recognised as continuing education by the VYN
• Training CRKBO-registered (Dutch Central Register for Short Professional Training)